Slodgetto's Green Dragon 4x4 Conversion Build

x2 on what ben said, if its not all done, hell we can finish it at camp! what a better place to find out of your 4x4 swap works than moab utah!

 

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Anywhoooo


So much for "no cutting or welding" as I had to chop off this little crossmember my skid plates attach to.... but no big deal


Overall install was very easy and straight forward after that, though! Now I gotta find a cheap used winch to fill the gap...



The bumper sticks out just about as much as my tires do, so it creates kind of a nice line or armor... However, I think I want angle and shorten the ends of the bumper i bit more in the future. (Excuse the dirt.... it's bath-time )


I'm very happy with it overall! Let's hope it holds up well.

 

Looks damned good! Stinger looks good with that 98-00 front end.

 

Heck yeah, man! Hopefully that can mostly be avoided.... but I won't hesitate to bring some "work" along. haha

Thanks, man! and I agree on the front end. Couldn't be happier right now. It'll look better with a winch in there though.

My little brothers like it too, haha they've already done countless pullups hanging from the stinger.

 

Shweeet

 

STEEKERZZ!!! lol

 

hahahaha I only took it off a couple days ago to get some measurements......

Also, I need some money for an ARB compressor! lol

 

hahahahah yeah.................... well it didn't quite cover it, but it helped!

 

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Nice bumper! were twins!

 

YEAH, BUDDY!!! lol

Although you are by far the sexier and meaner "twin". Can't WAIT to see that thing tear it up in Moab, bro.

 

Hey buddy you rolling yet? Took min out to the puerco and was in 4wd for the whole time and everything went well. Got another 100ish miles to throw onto it and then switch the oil back to Royal and change the oil/filter and load it up in the garage for Moab. I cant wait to see how that thing drives once it is set up.

 

Rollin but not in 4wd. just got back from NAPA with a 1/4 NPT tap to drill into my clamshell for the brass fitting. kind of nervous but we'll see how it turns out...

I'll hit 500 miles on the rear before the trip easy! but not the front. I'm hoping to at least go to the Puerco one time in 4wd to break in the front diff at least a little bit. hoping to get at least 200 miles in 4wd and call it good before chaning the gear oil before the trip....

 

Nice. the bumpers looking good too.

 

Thanks, man!

 

Front doesnt matter quite as much anyways no worries. It not on the same load nor should it see highway speeds. Realistically it will never truely be broken in untill you break some teeth off of it (at least up here in new england where the longest trails are maybe 5 miles. So i feel im more likely to break it than actually hit 500 miles in 4WD). Then again You guys have gobs of land unmolested by pavement though.

 

Ok cool, thanks, man. And yeah, I can just head west for about 45 min. and have ENDLESS dirt and trails in the Rio Puerco Basin. It's sweet.

BTW Got My 4wd parts in and working last night! Went to a dirt lot to test things out. 4LO IS AWESOME! Can't wait to get a crawl box hehehe... Working on wiring up the ARB compressor and everything and connecting/routing the air line now. Hopefully will be locked front and rear in a few hours!!

Then I just have to finish making my skid plates and completely tub the firewalls and I'll be ready for Moab! i'll figure out the unimportant stuff like food and shelter later on... sometime.... lol

 

Sleep in the truck. I'll give you a couple MREs. Problem solved.

 

That was going to be my plan until I decided to invite my cousin along.... I even dug the MREs out of my SAR pack in preparation... lol Now we're gonna stay in a tent and eat real food.....